Holly Creek

Oklahoma’s Promise is a scholarship between the State of Oklahoma and a student who wants to go to college.  If the student’s family makes less than $55,000 annual income during the student’s 8^th, 9^th, or 10^th grade year and they apply, Oklahoma will pay for that student’s tuition.  The student must maintain a GPA of 2.5 and take the required courses during high school.  The student must attend school regularly and refrain from substance abuse, criminal acts and delinquent acts.  The scholarship will no longer pay for zero-credit courses in college and your parents average gross income in the years following acceptance cannot exceed $100,000.  This scholarship is limited to 129 semester hours.  Exceptions to the limit may be considered for degrees that require more than 129 hrs. 

To apply for Oklahoma’s Promise go to www.okpromise.org

If you are in the 8^th, 9^th, or 10^th grade and your parents make less than $55,000 federal adjusted gross income in those years you can apply for Oklahoma’s Promise.  You must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher if approved.  You must complete the approved required courses of 4 yrs of English, 3 Lab Science, 3 Mathematics (Intermediate Math does not count), 3 History, 2 computer classes or foreign languages, 1 Fine Arts or Speech, and 1 additional course of any that are listed.  A total of 17 units are required during your high school years.  Starting 2017-18, your parent’s income cannot exceed $100,000 during the postsecondary education years for EACH year and the student’s 11^th and 12^th grade high school year.